People shop for sweets ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha at a market in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 6, 2022. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)
CAIRO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- On the eve of Eid al-Adha or the "Big Eid," which falls on Saturday, Muslims across the Middle East are going on a shopping spree for new clothes, sweets, decorations, and other essential things for the important festival.
Eid al-Adha, the biggest Muslim festival also known as the festival of sacrifice, is celebrated across the world on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic year.
A man shops for accessories in Al-Mubarakiya market ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha in Kuwait City, Kuwait, July 6, 2022. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
People gather at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha festival in al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, July 4, 2022. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
People buy sweets for the upcoming Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, at Buzouriyeh in Damascus, Syria, July 4, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
People buy sweets for the upcoming Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, at Buzouriyeh in Damascus, Syria, July 4, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)■
